Saw-blade



J. L. KLEINMAN.

SAW BLADE- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2; 1917.

Patented Feb. 15,1921.

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JACOB I4. xnnmum, 01' NEW YORK, 11. Y.

SAW-BLADE.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that LJacon L. Kmmmnr, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of New York in the county of New York and State ofew York, have invented a certain new and useful Saw-Blade, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to saws, and parblades that may be utilized forthat class of metal work that requires filing or smoothing of the sawededges or surfaces of the metal; Such work necessitates filing inconjunct1on w1th the sawing, or alternate sawing and filing o erations,in order to smooth out the sawe surfaces as the work proceeds, and theworker is therefore compelled to alternately take hold and manipulate asaw and a file for carrying on the work, which alternation of change ofoperation causes inconvenience and loss of time.

The principal object of my invention is to prevent the aforesaidinconveniences and loss of time, and to provide a simple, inexpensive,and improved hack saw blade with which the worker will be enabled tofile and smooth the sawed edges and surfaces, and which will thereforeenable filing of the sawed surfaces in conjunction with the sawinoperation and with a single implement. W ith this saw blade, the sawingand filing operations may be performed simultaneously, rapidly, andconveniently, and the separate and alternate use of a saw and of a fileas d1stinct implements obviated.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. 1

In the accompanyi g drawings,-

Fi ure 1 shows a general elevation of the saw lade.

Fig. 2 is an edgewise view of the saw blade shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an edgewise view of a saw blade showing a modification of theinvention.

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are cross-sectional elevations, taken respectively onthe lines 01-00, g g and 2r---2 in ig. 3. I

The saw blade 1 is of the type utilized for sawing metal which is thinand flexible and is provided with a toothed sawing-edge 2, rounded ends3, and holes 4 in said ends to permitcngagement thereof in an operatingimplement or hand-frame, not shown, in conthese saw blades areordinarily .utilized and termed hack-saws.

Specification of Letters I'atent. Application filed October 2, 1917.80111180. 194,888.

Patented Feb. 15, i921.

Each of the sides 5 of the saw-blade 1 has formed thereupon a suitablefiling surface 6, and the edge 7 of the saw-blade opposite its toothedsawing-edge 2 is likewise provided with a filing surface 8.

According to the modification shown in Fig. 3, the saw blade 9 hasortions 10, 11 thereof made of different con urations, the former ofwhich is rectangldar in crosssection, as shown in Figs. 5-and 6, and thelatter of which is triangular in cross-section, as dlsclosed in Fig. 4,and has its tapering sides 12 converging toward its edge 13 opposite itstoothed sawing-edge 14. The sides 12 have formed thereupon suitablefiling surfaces 15, while the saw-blade portion 10 is provided withditferentportions 16 and 17 that have formed thereupon different kindsof filing surfaces 18 and 19 respectively that are adapted for varyingfiling operations, the former surface being rougher and the latterfiling surface finer than the filing surface 15 of the saw-blade portion11.

When utilizing the saw blade, the metal operated upon may be sawed inthe ordinary manner, and then the sawed surfaces of the metal may befiled and smoothed over with the filing surfaces 6, 8, 18, 19, or 15 ofthe saw blades, according to convenience and the nature of the work.From the foregoing description it will be evident to any mechanicconversant with metal-work requiring simultaneous sawing and filingoperations that this saw can be utilized very conveniently, rapidly, andeffectively for performing filing operations in conjunction with thesawing operations, such as employing the edges of the intersectingfiling surfaces 6, 8, 18, 19, and 15 for marking the work, and forfiling and smoothing out sawed notches, smoothing sawed surfaces, etc.,of metal bars, sheets, and castings It will be also evident that thedifferent configurations 10, 11 of saw blade 9 and its different filingsurfaces 15, 19, 18 will permit of filing operations performing avariety and conduce to convenience; rapidity, and general excellence ofthe work. As the filing surface 6 is preferably higher than the smoothsurface 5 the filing operation ordinarily proceeds at the same time asthe sawing operation or while the saw-blade sinks into the cut, so thatupon the completion of the sawing the sawed surface is already filed outand smoothed and no additional filing operation is required, therebysavin the time that is otherwise taken up 1n pe'r orming the filingoperation separately with a be utilized for distinct tool.

Additional holes 20, slmllar to the holes 4, are provided at the ends ofthe saw blade to permit attachment of the blade to the operatinghand-frame upon accidental breaking of the blade at the hole 4, whichbrealging frequently occurs while the blade 1s mounted in the frame andduring the sawing operation.

Variations may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, as now claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 2-- 1. A flexible saw bladehaving the combination of a toothed edge for the sawing operation, andthe side of the blade having a filing surface adapted to be utilized forfiling operations in conjunction with the sawing 0 eration.

2. flexible saw blade having the combi- 1,ses,441

nation of a toothed edge for the sawing operation, and each of theopposite sides of the blade havin a filing surface adapted to lingoperations in conjunction with the sawing operation.

3. A flexible saw blade having the combination of a toothed edge for thesawing operation, and the edge of said blade opposite said toothed edgehaving a plurality of different filing surfaces adapted to be utilizedfor varying filing operations.

4. A flexible saw blade having the combination ofa toothed edge for thesawing operation, and the edge of the blade opposite said toothed edgehavin a filin surface.

Signed at the city 0? New ork, in the county of New York, and State ofNew lisp-7k, thi 22nd day of September, A. D.

JACOB L. KLEINMAN:

Witnesses:

R. T. ROMAN, B. ROMAN.

